Authors · NYT Hardcover Fiction
J.D. Salinger
Charting Jul 29, 1951 → Aug 25, 1963 · 126 weeks with chart power
- Peak Power
- 14.02%
- week of Apr 22, 1962
- Career Power
- 1,128
- share-weeks
- Weeks at #1
- 36
- weeks as the top author
- Peak Year
- 599
- September 1961 – September 1962
- Peak Five Years
- 895
- August 1958 – August 1963
- Top-five weeks
- 76
- weeks ranked 1–5
- Longevity
- 126
- weeks with chart power
- Dominance
- 14.53%
- week of Oct 29, 1961
- Comebacks
- 1
- October 1961
| Kind | Trough began | Returned | Trough weeks | Longest absence | Prior peak | Return share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| After absence | Apr 13, 1952 | Oct 15, 1961 | 493 | 421 | 7.40% | 3.25% |
Ranked by weekly Power Share, part of the ChartReign Power model — not the list's own positions (config version 4, Sep 22, 2026). How it works →
Exponentially smoothed share of the week's total power (the primary metric).
Titles on the NYT Hardcover Fiction
4 books · 1,128 share-weeks of Career Power
Power contributed is what each book earned this author: their weekly Power Share, split across their books (a featured credit takes its reduced share). Book Power is the book's own figure, the same for every author on it. Bar length compares books within this list.
| Title | Peak | Weeks | On chart | Power contributedPower | Book Power |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Franny and Zooey | #1 | 54 | 603.8 | ||
| Raise High the Roof Beam, Carpenters | #1 | 28 | 291.3 | ||
| The Catcher in the Rye | #4 | 29 | 190.7 | ||
| Nine Stories | #9 | 15 | 42.1 |